About the Benchmark

About the Benchmark

VDI-IOmark is a storage specific benchmark for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) that measures the number of VDI users a storage system can support. The benchmark replicates VDI workloads efficiently, without using large scale test environment, or the server equipment required using current Proof of Concept or Benchmark approaches.

VDI-IOmark.org outlined the following goals for the benchmark tool:

• Reduce the time and resources for VDI "proof of concept”
• Improve understanding and confidence in storage selection
• Quicker deployment and Enterprise wide rollout
• Improve desktop performance and identify best practices

The benchmark was developed by an industry organization in conjunction with storage and virtualization vendors.  VDI-IOmark provides storage performance metrics using real-world VDI workloads. By utilizing I/O replay, the benchmark measures the I/O capabilities of storage systems under actual workloads, without the costly server and application setup.  VDI-IOmark recreates typical usage, including boot storms and steady state operations.

VDI Workloads

• Booting (capable of recreating boot storm)
• Steady state operations
  • A “heavy” or knowledge worker profile
• Additional workloads to be delivered include virus scanning and moderate worker profiles

Today VMware View Supported

VDI-IOmark was developed as a hypervisor nuetral benchmark tool.  It does not test the performance of a hypervisor, the server, memory, etc., strictly the storage. However, the first iteration of the tool supports VMware View.  It is the intention of VDI-IOmark.org to release versions of the tool for Citrix and Microsoft desktop virtualization environments.

VDI-IOmark Benchmark and Pricing click here

Additional Information

A Theory of Operations guide is available under Resources > Downloads section of the site to registered members.